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Do Japanese citizens need a visa for India?
You can get a visa on arrival.
India
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You can get the visa at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts, plus a return ticket and your accommodation details. A visa on arrival is a permission, not a guarantee.
- Status
- Visa on arrival
- Stay permitted
- 30 days
- Government fee
- $25
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official India government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Before you fly
- India e-Visa: Set by nationality, plus a 3% bank charge on the official site. Who needs it, and the official link indianvisaonline.gov.in · read
What India asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months from arrival, with two blank pages
- A recent photograph with a plain light background
- Scan of the passport biographical page
- Return or onward ticket
- The address where you will stay in India
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| e tourist 30 day apr jun | $10 |
| e tourist 30 day jul mar | $25 |
| e tourist 1 year | $40 |
| e tourist 5 year | $200 |
Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Worth knowing
- The Indian e-Visa fee depends on your nationality. A site quoting one flat price for everyone is not reading the official schedule.
- The Government of India charges nothing extra for an urgent or express e-Visa. Its own site states that no provision exists for emergency fees.
- Bank charges of 3% are added to the official e-Visa fee at payment.
- You check an e-Visa application from the portal you applied on, at indianvisaonline.gov.in. There is no separate tracking site.
How long it takes
Apply at least 4 days before you arrive. The e-Visa is granted as an electronic travel authorisation, which you carry as a printout.